Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-04-02

~ Who ueo money, 1t u about time the erec-
~ a ths new county jail b begun.
THE sHxR1rF's FIGHT.
vay little was accomplished BY the politi-
- bunsss On Monday. The contest for sheriff /
= ravtne them much trouble Both combina.
eanno aro anxious TO heat Burkholder, but - |
. how to accomplish their purpose they are
DIVIDED. It II contended BY some that II
Hippey was out OF the road, Keller could
N. md BY others that II Keller would
Withdraw Hippey could easily win. Burky
= independent about the matter. he don't
enro whether one or both Of his principal op.
puneats w,thdrawA and says he can win.
keller would prefer to get on the Sensenig
oeabanation, and II he can't get there Men'z.
q = willing to take him. Walker, OF West
Hsopdsld, will poll several hundred votes,
ed q b was out Of the road Hippey would
4 ~ them. A. the fight stands to-day Burk.
koldor has the best of II, with Hippey or
Keller good second.
Thsce y very little change In tho prothon.
0layy'e contest Hartman and Mentzer are
both hard ct work. Kreider 10 still in the
noad, but it 10 said that his name will be
Withdrawn at the proper dme McMellen has
not yet given any intimation 40 to whether
- will stay in the field. He has NO love
foe Hartman, but hates Mentzer, and will
probably stay in the fight to annoy Mentzer.
oEYER's wALK-ovER.
In the registers fight Geyer to-day has .
Walk.over. Not 30 BY reason of his great
popularity, but because OF the division
Of the forces OF his political enemies
II CiAyt Myers, who is his only real compett
tor, could induce Aldus Herr, b. F. Gre&1
end Charles H. Geiger TO withdraY, h 4 @,rs might
have chance OF winning II all these re.
main IN ne dnsla aes1Wiil certainly be de.
1he above named candidates are
= -cng where Myers would be, aud II they
D.sShdraw, their strength will naturally 60 70
MyerA
SYMPATHY FOR oRIssISaER.
schaffner, of Marietta, IL making good can
va for the treasurship, but the odds are
.~.,nst him. The sympathy OF the people
this year is for Grissingsr, who has been
candidate for this office for the past six termA
de always polled good vote, but was al wsyi
little short The townships adjacent to hii
home have given him . solid vote In thu
times gone by, and will do 30 again this year
EDITOR GRIEsT's CHOICE.
The announcement OF David B. Lands fol
county commissioner has somewhat upse
the calculations Of the political bosses. Th'
sstup for that Office were agreed upor
mouths ago. Gingrich, who was run BY
Neotser last time, Is now In the other com
binstion with Gust Derrick ~ his associate
The hog ring candidates are Al Worth and
Ben Hershey. Gingrich will have, in sddi.
ton TO the support his combination will give
him. sll the strength that Major Griest can
hriue to him. Tho major will be for every
other candidate Of Mentzsr's except Hershey.
He would be for him, put Gingrich's support
Of his son for the clerkship OF that Office has
ot,ly tfor hat hoo
conscientiously get away from.
BRUBAKER WAS THIRD.
A new candidate for prison.keepsr was an'
uounced . few weeks ago-S. W. Shirk. He
viii bs made the Sensenig candidate while
JaCob 8. Smith, an ex-underkeeper has beer
tor the opposition candidate. 1t will be I
closs fight with the chances IN favor OF Smith
IfAL Hagen was put ON the Ssnseniz set.up
10 would poll large vote. One OF the can
dhstss, ]. H. Brubaker, announces that q
The last primary, when he was Q candidate
ho received the third highest number o
votes That statement 10 true, but Mr. B
vas very bad third, polling only sl2 votes
Of lb,4l3 cast for the three highest candid stes.
Burkholder had nearly 5000 more votes than
Brubsker, and Al Smith over 5000 more.
CLERKS OF THE COURTS.
The contest for clerk OF the quarter sessions
n between Potts, Killian and Scholl. XII
liam will be made the Mentzer candidate
without Q douDt, and either Potts or Schol
that of the other one of the factionA Georg,
Hunter or Clinton could be made II eithe
one Of the factions took hold OF them, bu
that ID not probable. Clinton three years az,
pollsd over three thousand votes and did no
yecsivs the support OF either OF the factionA
Levi l.. Kreider, who was undecided as tc
@hAfhop n n,th F,r hxa
court or quarter sessions clerkship, ha,
dropped to the orphans court clerkship, be
iisving that the Orphans court judge bill
will be killed In the Senate He mas hereto
fore trained with Meutzsr and has been on.
of his best men. This year he is with Sen
-eenig. Meptzer has selected for his opno
usut L N. y. Will, who was. commissioners
clerk Q term and who was heretofore q fol
lower OF Levi
There arc about half q dozen candidates 70
corouer In the field, but the fight Ia still be
tween Honoman and his predecessor 9,
Coroner Shiffsr. These will be the cand
dates Of the respective combinations, an
now Il u toss up - to who has the best OF 1
ABOUT ILLEGAL FEES.
OF all the candidates announced, Burl
hoade1 y the o9iy one who publishes that
VIII not take illegal fees or allow his dep,
GanAidatss ~ they do not intend ito tai
z 1lagal lssA but they do not think 1t wort
vhllo adyerttsing 70 the world what the Ia
1lDon1D they ahall charge
IAe general impression, however. IL thi
1hese has not bsen any county ofiicsr, - fs
) haak - the mamory OF man runnsth, VIII
B - noe charged illegal Ssea A oosrespondsn
& = ~ 0trasbuxg Free Press has this 70 q.
g = nhnt oubioct
s ~ Republican primary election for th'
no1ooe1oo 0f county ofitcsTs 10 rapidly sp
* DgooGhlnG. A number OF candidates are el
, too1y buaslng In the zelda For many ysArl
~ tG1Aolpal omces In our Court HOuse row
\ hog3 eoo0 boDanSss 70 their respective occa.
J, non3 ~ ceaGon a thssr sxtorti0n Of illegal
4 ~. ee0 lhe poople who are unfortunately y
<10eDo1 = o0Gno ID business contact with
- unssupulous officials o. their dspuiiGsI
XoeeA - given an impetus 70 the acfambl6
- enaoe l1esaAtve oficeA u y veil known
4 ~ oe0o ~ thsss otlioee In The pass have
- hoevtly mostgagsd 10 poliltoal ring
oS - who0 und0Vbtedly . posei0u 0l
y 01ee'ee eaass hsvs bsss pssd IuegA